diff --git a/misc/cgo/testplugin/plugin_test.go b/misc/cgo/testplugin/plugin_test.go
index 53e79a4626..74fb866f6f 100644
--- a/misc/cgo/testplugin/plugin_test.go
+++ b/misc/cgo/testplugin/plugin_test.go
@@ -296,6 +296,10 @@ func TestIssue44956(t *testing.T) {
 	run(t, "./issue44956.exe")
 }
 
+func TestIssue52937(t *testing.T) {
+	goCmd(t, "build", "-buildmode=plugin", "-o", "issue52937.so", "./issue52937/main.go")
+}
+
 func TestForkExec(t *testing.T) {
 	// Issue 38824: importing the plugin package causes it hang in forkExec on darwin.
 
diff --git a/test/typeparam/issue52937.go b/misc/cgo/testplugin/testdata/issue52937/main.go
similarity index 80%
rename from test/typeparam/issue52937.go
rename to misc/cgo/testplugin/testdata/issue52937/main.go
index efcb69a2c1..66f09effea 100644
--- a/test/typeparam/issue52937.go
+++ b/misc/cgo/testplugin/testdata/issue52937/main.go
@@ -1,8 +1,3 @@
-// build -buildmode=plugin
-
-//go:build !js
-// +build !js
-
 // Copyright 2022 The Go Authors. All rights reserved.
 // Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style
 // license that can be found in the LICENSE file.